NOAA-21 Sensor and Environmental Data Records: Current Status of Product Maturity

The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) mission has provided over a decade of high-quality data products for environment forecasting and monitoring through the current Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP), NOAA-20, and NOAA-21 satellites, which launched on October 18, 2011, November 18, 2017, and November 10, 2022, respectively. The sensor data record (SDR) and the derived environmental data record (EDR) products from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS), the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), and the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) offer an unprecedented opportunity for weather forecasting and earth observing. This presentation will review the satellite transitions of the JPSS series from S-NPP to NOAA-21 and beyond. It will review the capabilities of each sensor and highlight the current status of NOAA-21 SDRs and EDR product maturities. The presentation will also include a brief overview of the JSTAR website to showcase JPSS products, tools, and services that are available for user support. Finally, a few examples of use case scenarios will also be highlighted to demonstrate the application of NOAA-21 data.